What is Nursing Informatics?

Integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science;
Encompasses other sciences, such as clinical decision-making, systems cycles, linguistics and ergonomics;
Strives to simplify nurses’ interactions with data collection, processing, application and evaluation through analyses, education and technological support; and,
Participates actively in forecasting future healthcare trends and establishing mechanisms for nurses to thrive within these changes.

Computer Literacy: Use technologies in practice (email, word processing).
Information Literacy: Locate, evaluate and use information appropriately.
Informatics Competency: Identify, collect, record, analyze and interpret nursing information; use information technologies in practice; maintain privacy, confidentiality, and security of information.

Hospital or Care Setting: Train new staff on computer systems, implement systems, system administrator, project manager/member, information security officer.
School of Nursing: Teacher, researcher, theorist.
Vendor: Sales, installation, development.